Oral Histology, Physiology and Embryology II BDNT 2224

Course description:

This course includes includes detailed lectures in normal development, anatomy, and histology of teeth, periodontium, oral mucosa, salivary glands and adjacent tissues, and normal nerve and vascular supply of teeth as well as periodontium. Additionally lectures are given in the developmental and eruption timetable of deciduous and permanent teeth. Furthermore, examples are given of typical developmental aberrations in masticatory apparatus and oral tissues. The teaching includes also some lectures in oral physiology about function of salivary glands, physiology of the dental pulp, and dental pain. 

Course Aims:

The course aims to equip students with necessary knowledge for use in assessing oral health and disease, determining appropriate dental treatment plans, and applying these findings to treatment principles.

Course outcomes:

After completion of this course students should be able to:
  • Define basic concepts of oral Physiology.
  • Explain in detail the anatomical and histological structure and function of the tissues in the oral cavity and adjoining areas.
  • Give a detailed presentation of normal development and anatomy, and the histological structure of teeth, the supporting tissues, oral mucosa in different parts of the oral cavity, salivary glands and adjoining tissues and temporomandibular joint as well as normal nerve and vascular supply for teeth and periodontium. 
  • Have detailed knowledge on the timetable for the development and eruption of deciduous and permanent dentitions.
  • Use the acquired detailed knowledge in oral histology, physiology and embryology in connection with diagnostics (normal healthy tissues and organs versus unhealthy in young and older patients), development of diseases, developmental aberrations, prevention of disease, and clinical interventions later in the clinical studies and patient work. 
  • Describe the anatomical, histological and physiological background to clinical oral problems.
  • Explain the timetable for the development and eruption of deciduous and permanent dentitions.
  • Identify normal cells, tissues and organs in oral cavity and adjacent structures in histological sections.
  • Conduct assessment of developmental stage of each tooth in young patients in dental X-rays.